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59
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14262
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Albert Galy publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Albert Galy sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 262 publications — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

Albert Galy D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Albert Galy sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 59 D-Index — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Overview

Albert Galy is affiliated with the University of Lorraine in France and specializes in Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on Atmospheric Science, Geophysics, Geochemistry and Petrology, Environmental Chemistry, and Paleontology. Their research encompasses several interrelated topics including geology and paleoclimatology research, geological and geochemical analysis, methane hydrates and related phenomena, groundwater and isotope geochemistry, elemental geochemistry, earthquake and tectonic studies, and paleontology and stratigraphy of fossils.

Galy's publication record includes numerous contributions to prominent scientific journals and conferences. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Goldschmidt2022 abstracts
  • Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • Chemical Geology
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Among the recent papers authored or coauthored by Galy are:

  • Co-variation of silicate, carbonate and sulfide weathering drives CO2 release with erosion, 2021, Nature Geoscience
  • Monsoon-Enhanced Silicate Weathering as a New Atmospheric CO2 Consumption Mechanism Contributing to Fast Late Miocene Global Cooling, 2020, Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology
  • Neodymium isotopic constraints on Cenozoic Asian dust provenance changes linked to the exhumation history of the northern Tibetan Plateau and the Central Asian Orogenic Belt, 2021, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • The effect of lithology on the relationship between denudation rate and chemical weathering pathways - evidence from the eastern Tibetan Plateau, 2022, Earth Surface Dynamics
  • Sources of dissolved carbon in large rivers: Insights from coupled 13C-14C in the upper Changjiang (Yangtze) River, 2024, Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Galy has collaborated extensively with several researchers, including:

  • Xiaomin Fang
  • Yibo Yang
  • Christian France-Lanord
  • Yudong Liu
  • Zhangdong Jin

The scope of Galy's work reflects a broad investigation into Earth system processes, combining geochemical analysis and isotope studies to explore interactions between geological formations and atmospheric or environmental dynamics. Their contribution to atmospheric science and geochemistry informs understanding of chemical weathering, erosion, and elemental cycles relevant to climate and environmental change.

Best Publications

  • Tectonic and climatic controls on silicate weathering

    A. Joshua West;Albert Galy;Mike Bickle

  • Kinetic and equilibrium mass-dependent isotope fractionation laws in nature and their geochemical and cosmochemical significance

    Edward D. Young;Albert Galy;Hiroko Nagahara

  • WEATHERING PROCESSES IN THE GANGES-BRAHMAPUTRA BASIN AND THE RIVERINE ALKALINITY BUDGET

    Albert Galy;Christian France-Lanord

  • Higher erosion rates in the Himalaya: Geochemical constraints on riverine fluxes

    Albert Galy;Christian France-Lanord

  • Magnesium isotope heterogeneity of the isotopic standard SRM980 and new reference materials for magnesium-isotope-ratio measurements

    Albert Galy;Olga Yoffe;Philip E. Janney;Ross W. Williams

  • The Isotope Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry of Magnesium

    Edward D. Young;Albert Galy

  • The magnesium isotope budget of the modern ocean: Constraints from riverine magnesium isotope ratios

    E.T. Tipper;A. Galy;Jérôme Gaillardet;M.J. Bickle

  • Riverine evidence for a fractionated reservoir of Ca and Mg on the continents: Implications for the oceanic Ca cycle

    E. T. Tipper;A. Galy;M. J. Bickle

  • The strontium isotopic budget of Himalayan rivers in Nepal and Bangladesh

    Albert Galy;Christian France-Lanord;Christian France-Lanord;Louis A Derry

  • Tropical-cyclone-driven erosion of the terrestrial biosphere from mountains

    Robert G. Hilton;Albert Galy;Niels Hovius;Meng-Chiang Chen

  • The short term climatic sensitivity of carbonate and silicate weathering fluxes: Insight from seasonal variations in river chemistry

    Edward T. Tipper;Mike J. Bickle;Albert Galy;A. Joshua West

  • Mg isotopic composition of carbonate: insight from speleothem formation

    Albert Galy;Albert Galy;Miryam Bar-Matthews;Ludwik Halicz;R.Keith O’Nions

  • High-precision measurement of magnesium isotopes by multiple-collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

    Albert Galy;Nick S. Belshaw;Ludwik Halicz;R.Keith O’Nions

  • Transitory microbial habitat in the hyperarid Atacama Desert

    Dirk Schulze-Makuch;Dirk Schulze-Makuch;Dirk Wagner;Samuel P Kounaves;Samuel P Kounaves;Kai Mangelsdorf

  • Calcium and magnesium isotope systematics in rivers draining the Himalaya-Tibetan-Plateau region: Lithological or fractionation control?

    Edward T. Tipper;Edward T. Tipper;Albert Galy;Mike J. Bickle

  • Mobilization and transport of coarse woody debris to the oceans triggered by an extreme tropical storm

    A. J. West;C. W. Lin;Teng-Chiu Lin;R. G. Hilton

  • Efficient transport of fossil organic carbon to the ocean by steep mountain rivers: An orogenic carbon sequestration mechanism

    Robert G. Hilton;Robert G. Hilton;Albert Galy;Niels Hovius;Ming-Jame Horng

  • Himalayan metamorphic CO2 fluxes: Quantitative constraints from hydrothermal springs

    John A. Becker;Mike J. Bickle;Albert Galy;Tim J.B. Holland

  • Riverine particulate organic carbon from an active mountain belt: Importance of landslides

    Robert G. Hilton;Albert Galy;Niels Hovius

  • Accuracy of stable Mg and Ca isotope data obtained by MC-ICP-MS using the standard addition method

    Edward T. Tipper;Pascale Louvat;Françoise Capmas;Albert Galy

  • Supra-canonical 26Al/27Al and the residence time of CAIs in the solar protoplanetary disk.

    Edward D. Young;Justin I. Simon;Albert Galy;Sara S. Russell

  • Co-variation of silicate, carbonate and sulfide weathering drives CO2 release with erosion

    Aaron Bufe;Niels Hovius;Robert Emberson;Jeremy K. C. Rugenstein

Frequent Co-Authors

Xiaomin Fang
Xiaomin Fang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Niels Hovius
Niels Hovius University of Potsdam
Christian France-Lanord
Christian France-Lanord University of Lorraine
Mike J. Bickle
Mike J. Bickle University of Cambridge
Edward T. Tipper
Edward T. Tipper University of Cambridge
Pascale Huyghe
Pascale Huyghe Grenoble Alpes University
Alexander M Piotrowski
Alexander M Piotrowski University of Cambridge
Edward D. Young
Edward D. Young University of California, Los Angeles
Zhangdong Jin
Zhangdong Jin Chinese Academy of Sciences
Henry Elderfield
Henry Elderfield University of Cambridge

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